Organiqua Hemper For Her Hamper - Review*

We are deeply passionate about the quality of our products and even more so about the environment. Our goal is simple. To make high quality natural organic skin care products. We truly believe that hemp is the plant to save the planet. We do not test our finished products on animals and only purchase from suppliers who do not test on animals. We are 100% vegan-friendly and always will be. We want to raise awareness of all the nasty chemicals which are in your everyday skin care products. Not in ours. Only the ingredients you really need to keep your skin and hair healthy and beautiful. So you can use them every day, guilt-free. As all of our products are made with organic ingredients, this means it will not naturally last as long. We will make each product fresh from when the order is received, to guarantee you the longest shelf life possible. All of our packaging is fully recyclable. We use minimum plastic and where we do, it’s 100% bio-degradable and eco-friendly. 

Benefits of Hemp Oil include:

• Balancing oily skin • Highly moisturising • Naturally calming • Anti-inflammatory • Reduces redness • Promotes healing • Reduces the appearance of lines & wrinkles • Plumps & rejuvenates dry skin for a more youthful glow • Suitable for all skin types •

Treat a friend, lover or relative to a luxury Hemper collection. Our happy handmade hempers have everything you need to make your skin, hair and self-look and smell amazing. Each basket includes our full range of products.

I was kindly gifted this lovely Hemper For Her Hamper from Organiqua to share on my blog. The Hemper For Her Hamper includes a face cream, a duo bath bomb set, a body butter bar, hair oil and a lip balm which all come perfectly presented in a wicker basket, making the Hemper Hamper a lovely gift! Each item comes with a little card describing the product, telling us its ingredients and its use by date, which I think is great. I also love that all of the packagings are either reusable or fully bio-degradable. Each product smells lovely and fresh with my favourite being Body Butter Bar which smells of chocolate orange, it glides really well onto the skin leaving it very soft. The scent of the Peppermint Scented Lip Balm is also in my good books and I love how it's packaged in a sliding tin. Unfortunately, I don't own a bathtub so I couldn't try out the Bath Bomb Duo but I can tell you that they also smell really good. The Face Cream is very thick and creamy so a little goes a long way. Lastly, the Hair Oil, I don't tend to use hair oils due to having oily hair but this would be great to use on any slipt ends that you may have. Overall, this Organiqua Hemper For Her Hamper would make a lovely gift for someone and I've loved coming across all of these new products.

Hemper For Her £40 from Organiqua.com

These products were sent to me to review, all views are my own.

Lavera Colour Cosmetics Deep Darkness Mascara In Intense Black - Review*

The core of Lavera’s philosophy can be found in its name: which literally means ‘the truth’, which is the founding principle of the company and the cosmetics they produce. Lavera is totally committed to bringing you the healthiest and safest, high quality, pure natural and organic products. They are proud to be certified organic by NATRUE and have over 100 products certified vegan by the Vegan Society. All Lavera products are free from animal testing. And the products do NOT contain Parabens, SLS’s, synthetic sunscreen actives, artificial dyes or fragrances. Lavera is committed to making sure that you and your family are safe from potentially harmful ingredients by providing you with effective and chemical-free options with wholesome values.

The Deep Darkness Mascara, containing only natural mineral colour pigments, comes in a mystical deep black for irresistible, cat-like lashes with extreme volume. The extra-large power brush captures even the shortest of lashes, to give them the ultimate boost without any clumping. Formulated for sensitive and allergy-prone eyes and skin, it’s also dermatologically and ophthalmologically tested, so it’s ideal for contact lens wearers. When you consider how quickly eye makeup can be absorbed into your bloodstream, natural really is the only way to go. That’s what sets all of Lavera's mascaras apart from the rest – their natural and non-toxic ingredients – as well as high level of performance.

Recently, I've been loving trying out different mascaras to try and find the perfect one for me. I came across this Lavera Colour Cosmetics Deep Darkness Mascara in Intense Black from LoveLula.com. The brush on this mascara is really good at separating my lashes and applying the mascara evenly. The wand is easy to hold and the thick handle is a great size to work with. I find this mascara lifts my eyelashes nicely but not dramatic enough for me when it's used alone. Overall I'm happy with this mascara for a more natural eyelash look.

£13.90 for 13ml from LoveLula.com

This product was sent to me to review, all views are my own.

Lavera Detox Effect Face Mask - Review*

The core of Lavera’s philosophy can be found in its name: which literally means ‘the truth’, which is the founding principle of the company and the cosmetics they produce. Lavera is totally committed to bringing you the healthiest and safest, high quality, pure natural and organic products. They are proud to be certified organic by NATRUE and have over 100 products certified vegan by the Vegan Society. All Lavera products are free from animal testing. And the products do NOT contain Parabens, SLS’s, synthetic sunscreen actives, artificial dyes or fragrances. Lavera is committed to making sure that you and your family are safe from potentially harmful ingredients by providing you with effective and chemical-free options with wholesome values.

Cleanse and detox the skin with this super-efficient cleansing mask. It has been specially formulated with organic Algae and Clay to thoroughly remove environmental dirt whilst gently exfoliating the skin. Natural mineral clay is composed of numerous minerals and trace elements and is well known for its absorbing qualities and deep cleansing effect.

Recently, my skin's been acting up real bad which it hasn't done for a while! I decided it was time to take a trip to see a Doctor. I ended up getting prescribed a gel to use before I sleep and it's been working wonders, so I'm a lot happier. With my skin settled, I wanted to treat my skin to a good quality face mask, I found this Lavera Detox Effect Face Mask over on LoveLula.com. Firstly, I absolutely love the scent of this face mask, it smells good enough to eat! I like to apply face masks before I head into a shower, as I find this an easier way to wash them off. The mask is easy to apply and dries within ten minutes which is great if you're in a rush. After washing the mask off my skin is left feeling a lot softer than before. With the combination of my prescription and this face mask, my pores have visibly gotten smaller, which is great.

£16.95 for 50ml from LoveLula.com

This product was sent to me to review, all views are my own.

Limited Edition Crazy Rumors Gingerbread 100% Natural Lip Balm - Review*

Crazy Rumors are wonderfully colourful and flavourful vegan lip balms from the USA with a BIG personality. Established over 15 years ago, the exceptional 100% natural lip care is still handmade in small batches for the purest and freshest balms. Clean, tasty and ethical, the balms include super moisturising delights like Certified Organic Shea Butter & soothing Jojoba oil. The mouth-watering flavours are sourced from fruits, vegetables and spices, no synthetic lab created flavours in here, ever. Nature creates it all, and what’s better than that? There’s something for everyone: Mild to Wild, we’ve got you covered!

I came across this very festive Crazy Rumors Natural Lip Balm from LoveLula.com at the beginning of November. As you know, I love a good lip balm so I was on the hunt for a festive scent to add to my collection. This lip balm has a very sweet scent and it perfectly reminds me of Christmas gingerbread biscuits! It applies really well and stays on for a good hour afterwards, along with the scent. It also moisturises my lips nicely, which is perfect for the colder weather. 

£3.99 for 4ml from LoveLula.com

This product was sent to me to review, all views are my own.

Saint Come Aroma Spray Pillow Mist - Review*

Saint Come is widely known in France, in pharmacies, for its Arömspray ® products line. Airborne Aromatherapy diffusion allows easy use of essential oils to subtlety deodorize the home, car or office ambient air, naturally, while benefiting the inherent and psycho-censorial benefits of essential oils to the fullest. 

Designed to promote a restful, restorative sleep, Saint Come's Aroaspray Pillow Mist limits tensions of the day, and allows a harmonious, comforting good nights’ rest. It is composed of nine 100% pure and natural premium grade Essential Oils: Roman Chamomile & Neroli; plus: Geranium, Lavender, Lemongrass, Mandarin, Marjoram, Sweet Orange and Ylang Ylang. A combination of Roman Chamomile & Neroli is the main component or key combination that aids sleep in this formula this is unlike other formulas where Lavender or Chamomile may be the key ingredient.

• 100% vegan & natural • Contains only 100% pure premium grade essential oils botanical & chemotype defined • Made without propellant gas or suspicious synthetic chemical phthalates type, benzene, or formaldehyde • Contains no parabens, silicones, or sulphates • Contains 70% vegetal, natural alcohol • Packaging is 100% recyclable bottle, with an air pump •

I came across this Saint Come Aroma Spray Pillow Mist on LoveLula.com, it's said to promote a restful and comforting nights sleep. I haven't used anything like this before so I was intrigued by the product as I haven't been able to get off to sleep very well lately. I would advise that when spraying you try to spray little as possible, as I personally found the scent quite strong and overpowering. The scent is very refreshing and it sets a calm atmosphere to help with drifting off to sleep. 

£11.99 for 100ml from LoveLula.com

This product was sent to me to review, all views are my own.

PHB Ethical Beauty Soothing Hand Cream with Organic Lavender - Review*

PHB Ethical Beauty is a pioneering family run business with a revolutionary multi-award winning a range of UK handmade ethical beauty products which are all natural, vegan and halal certified. PHB give us ethically made products that are a safer choice for our health and for the environment. They're also raising awareness about ethical issues that arise in the cosmetics industry, such as the use of animal-derived ingredients, plastic microbeads and palm oil in cosmetics. All of PHB's products are free from alcohol, animal ingredients, harmful chemicals & allergens and they are strongly against animal testing.

Try PHB’s rich and nourishing Soothing hand cream, made with a creamy formula that hydrates and nourishes skin yet absorbs instantly leaving no greasiness or residue. Organic butter & botanical actives relieve dryness, soften skin and increase suppleness. With pure Organic Lavender to calm and soothe your skin & senses. PHB Ethical Beauty is a family business - Handmade in the UK - 15% of profit goes to charity.

• Shea butter & organic Lavender for soft, healthy skin • Rich, nourishing formula for softer and more supple skin • Soothes hard-working hands • No greasiness or residue • Mild and Gentle • Cruelty-free, vegan and halal certified • Handmade in the UK •

I love a good hand cream, I ended up coming across this PHB Ethical Beauty Soothing Hand Cream with Organic Lavender on LoveLula.com and decided to give it a try. With the cold weather now in full swing, for me, hand cream is a must. I love the shape of this bottle as you can pump out just enough of the hand cream without wasting any of the product. The lavender scent smells lovely and it isn't overpowering like I thought it might be. I really like this hand creams as my hands are left feeling really soft after use and there's absolutely no greasiness left on my hands which is a must for me.

£10.95 for 50ml from LoveLula.com

This product was sent to me to review, all views are my own.